Lacoss Comes To KC Rescue In Royals Victory
Kansas City reliever Mike Lacoss, once an All-Star with the Reds, saved his first game in a 4-3 win over Milwaukee. Lacoss pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief, overcoming spring-time doubt as Dick Howser rode the outing and stuck with him. Dan Quisenberry stayed in the bullpen until Lacoss finished the game.
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Kansas City, Mo
Mike Lacoss
Cincinnati
Lacoss
Mark Brouchard
Dan Quisenberry
Royals
Quisenberry
Paul Householder
Dick Howser
Jimi Gantner
Householder
Howser
Pete Vuckovich
Vuckovich
McEnroe Lends Advance In French Open
McEnroe defeated Joakim Nystrom in five sets to reach the French Open semifinals where he would face Mats Wilander. Lendl advanced to a quarterfinal against Martin Jaite after a straight-set win. Connors and Edberg also reached the quarterfinals as veterans weigh retirement amid a rising Swedish contingent. Navratilova and Evert Lloyd signaled possible retirement within two years as the women’s field features Sabatini and Rhode-Kitsch in semis.
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Paris
United States
John McEnroe
Ivan Lendl
McEnroe
Sweden
Joakim Nystrom
Tues
Mats Wilander
Henri Leconte
France
Lend
Martin Jaie
Argentina
Aaron Krickstein
Grosse Pointe
Mich
Jimmy Connors
Stefan Edberg
Connors
Tony Trabert
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert Lloyd
Lloyd
Terry Phelps
Gabriela Sabatini
Italy
Manuela Maleeva
Bulgaria
Navratilova
West Germany
Claudia Rhode-Kitsch
Olympic Chief Quits After Long Governing Strife
Madame Monique Berlioux, IOC director since 1971, announced her resignation at Berlin after negotiations over a disputed 100000 dollar annual contract. The move ends 14 years atop the IOC as Samaranch's board seeks her departure amid tense relations.
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Berlin
Monique Berlioux
International Olympic Committee
Olympic Committee
IOC
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Spain
Calgary
Alberta
Seoul
South Korea
Paris
Jacques Chirac
Berlioux
Chirac
Barcelona
Amsterdam
Belgrade
New Delhi
Brisbane
Australia
Berchtesgaden
West Germany
Lillehammer
Norway
Falun
Sweden
Sofia
Bulgaria
Cauthen Wins Epsom Derby On Slip Anchor
Steve Cauthen aboard Slip Anchor led from the start to win the 206th Epsom Derby, the first American jockey to claim Britain’s flat-racing classic in 78 years. Slip Anchor won by more than seven lengths over Law Society and Damister as Queen Elizabeth II watched a crowd over 250,000.
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Epsom
England
Steve Cauthen
Slip Anchor
Bird Battles Slump as Celtics Face Lakers in Game Four
In Inglewood, Larry Bird sits at a 393 batting average in practice but a poor postseason shooting streak. With the Celtics down 2-1 in the series, coach K C Jones and star Kevin McHale insist Bird must rebound. Lakers coach Pat Riley expects him to attack, while Bird fights through injuries affecting his play.
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Inglewood
Calif
NBA
Larry Bird
Bird
National Basketball Association
Boston
Los Angeles Lakers
Celtics
Larry
K.C. Jones
Kevin McHale
Lakers
Pat Riley
Ottawa Horseshoe Standings Highlight Four Win Leaders
The Ottawa Horseshoe Pitching Club Tuesday night saw 4-0 winners Sam Adams Marshall Allen and Bernard Bell. Bell and Allen posted top high ring percentages at 53 percent and 51 percent. As of June 4, John Jackson and Wayne Spencer led a large field with records like 7-1 and 10-2, while many players posted 6-2 to 7-5 ranges in the men’s league standings.
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Ottawa Horsehoe
Sam Adams
Marshall Allen
Bernard Bell
Bell
Allen
John Jackson
Wayne Spencer
Mike Higble
Wes Schendel
Vernard Ball
Clyde Merrill
Chuck Kamper
Riley Drum
W.P. Shepard
Lyle Turner
Gene Brock
Joe Broers
Eldon McCurdy
Hank Griffin
Fred Sherman
Mear Snethen
Howard Wallace
Ray Birzer
Bud Burgoon
Leland Keyser
Don McTaggart
Virgil Blen
Glen Craig
Bob Ott
Lou Whittington
Gary Evans
Harley Tucker
Claron Corda
Ken Cordle
Carroll Cordle
Leroy Turner
Stave Dryden
Special Olympians Victorious in Wichita Meet
Ottawans excel at the Wichita Special Olympics last weekend led by Ed Brannan who won Frisbee and softball throws and placed fourth in the long jump. June and Jean Greathouse swept the 50-meter dash with first place finishes, while June also took second in the softball throw and Jean fourth in the long jump. Eva Jordan was fourth in the 50-meter dash and first in Frisbee. Candy Dean took second in Frisbee and sixth in softball. Head coach Al Wheeler supervised, with assistants Debbie Duncan and Harry Pratt.
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Wichita
Eva Jordan
June
Jean Greathouse
Jean
Candy Dean
Ed Brannan
al Wheeler
Debbie Duncan
Harry Pratt
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George Bamberger
Charlie Leibrandt
Lends
Wests
Timitt
THE
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FDIC
Main Bank
N. Main
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Kansas
South Bank
Olympic
Samaranch
Peter Ueberroth
Ueberroth
Los Angeles
U.S
Cauthen Rides
Cleveland
Michael Cooper
James Worthy
Special
June Greathouse
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